Washing hands for babies is a headache for many mothers because many babies don't like to wash their hands, let alone the correct hand washing steps. But the little ones play outside every day and have countless bacteria on their hands. How can we make them fall in love with washing their hands? How can we help them wash their hands clean? Come and learn from the encyclopedia!
Little tricks to make babies fall in love with washing their hands
1. When you wash your hands, you can let Baobao watch from the side first, listen to the sound of rushing water, and observe your hand washing movements. When he is interested in your behavior, he will gradually come over and learn together.
2. You can play hand washing games with your baby every day, let them hold the doll, and then wash their hands with clean water, telling them that washing their hands can reduce bacteria and prevent them from getting sick. Gradually, babies will fall in love with washing their hands.
3. Carefully prepare towels and soap that your baby likes, and stimulate their curiosity to use them.
4. When washing hands, you can hum a song with your baby, which is about 10-15 seconds long. For example, a happy birthday song, singing while washing hands, killing two birds with one stone!
How to teach babies to wash their hands correctly
1. Clean your palms. First, let the running water wet the baby's hands. Help the baby apply hand sanitizer or soap, with palms facing each other and fingers rubbing together.
2. Clean the back of your hand. First, use the palm of your right hand to rub the back of your left hand along the crease between the fingers, and then switch between them.
3. Wash the palm side finger seam. Place palms facing each other and rub your hands together along the gaps between your fingers.
4. Wash the back of your fingers. Bend the finger joints, make a half fist, place the back of the finger on the palm of the other hand for cleaning, and then exchange the hands.
5. Wash your thumbs. Hold the thumb of the other hand with one hand to rotate and rub, then exchange hands.
6. Wash fingertips. Bend the joints of each finger, fold the fingertips together in the palm of the other hand, rotate and rub, and then exchange for cleaning.
7. Wash wrists and arms, and exchange hands.
PS: Completing the above seven steps takes about 15 seconds or more, so mothers should help their babies rub their hands carefully to develop good and correct hand washing habits.
